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eighteenth

英['eɪ'tiːnθ] 美['e'tinθ]
  • adj. 第十八的,第十八个的;十八分之一的
  • num. 第十八;十八分之一

词态变化


复数: eighteenths;

英文词源


eighteenth (adj.)
mid-13c., egtetenþe, modified, by influence of eighteen, from Old English eahtateoða; from eight + teoða "tenth" (see -ty (1)). Cognate with German achtzehnte, Danish attende, Swedish adertonde.

双语例句


1. The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.
18世纪的英国海军部对其军官没有什么强制力。

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2. Their lives interconnect with those of celebrated figures of the late eighteenth-century.
他们的生活与18世纪晚期的名人联系在一起。

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3. Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。

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4. We got engaged on my eighteenth birthday.
在我18岁生日那天我们订婚了。

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5. The siege is now in its eighteenth day.
围困今天已经进入第18天了。

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